Conservation Areas
Daan Viljoen Game Park - State Conservation Area
Just 24 km west of Windhoek - and forming an important part of the Windhoek Green Belt Landscape - Daan Viljoen Game Park is managed by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.
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Khomas Hochland Conservancy
The Windhoek Green Belt Landscape overlaps substantially with Khomas Hochland Conservancy. The conservancy was registered in 1992, covers an area of approximately 1,700 km2 and comprises about 20 private game and cattle farms, several of which are members of the landscape.
A Conservancy is a legally protected area of a group of bona fide land-occupiers practicing co-operative management based on:
- a sustainable utilisation strategy
- promoting conservation of natural resources and wildlife
- striving to re-instate the original bio-diversity with the basic goal of sharing resources amongst all members.
Relevant literature
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Daan Viljoen Game Park - Profile
Daan Viljoen Game Park - Profile
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Invasive alien plants in the Daan Viljoen Game Park
Shapaka, T.N., Cunningham, P.L. and Joubert, D.F. 2008. Invasive alien plants in the Daan Viljoen Game Park. Dinteria, 30: 19-32
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The birds of Daan Viljoen Game Reserve
Clinning, C.F. and Jensen, R.A.C. 1971. The birds of Daan Viljoen Game Reserve. Windhoek: Divison of Nature Conservation
Popular illustrated guide to the commoner birds of the reserve, with complete checklist at time of publishing -
The ecological, social & economic implications of private game parks & private nature reserves in Namibia
The ecological, social & economic implications of private game parks & private nature reserves in Namibia
The Ministry of Environment & Tourism commissioned this study into the ecological, social, and economic implications of private game parks and nature reserves in Namibia. The Ministry engaged the services of an independent team of researchers consisting of an ecologist, an economist and a lawyer.» Download
